Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

Survivors

By BetterInTexas

Chapter 39:Fashion critics and Killer Whales

The two touched down in front of the hidden white door to the Fortress of Solitude, the blonde in her black flight suit made of Krytponian material and the little boy curled up in her arms buried under heavy layers of sweaters and a thick jacket. Kara did not bother to put him down, instead brushing snow off the cliff wall where the control panel was located that would allow entry. A glowing beam scanned her, from head to toe and then focused on her eyes. She placed her finger on the screen for DNA confirmation and the giant door slid open. Once inside with the door closed behind them, she relaxed and placed Clark on his feet on the floor.

“Whoa!” the boy practically yelped, using his feet for the first time in hours.

“You okay?” Kara whispered. A whisper is all she would be able to use at this point and it would still feel like church bells going off inside his head.

“Yeah, feet fell asleep. So this…” Clark stopped talking, taking in the massive and beautiful fortress…” wow. So this it the place.”

“This is the place.” Kara told him. “How do your ears feel?”

“Once I got used to the wind it was better. It sounds much better here. I can’t hear anything but us… no wait, there is a buzzing.”

On cue, Kelex flew in front of the two.

“Welcome back Kara. It is good to see you as well, Clark.” Kelex greeted them.

“Whoa. You really do have a flying robot.”

“We do.” Kara corrected him.

“Why does he sound like Loki?” the boy asked.

“They all sounded like Loki on Krypton. Let me show you around. There is a lot of this place I haven’t even seen yet. Kelex I need the entire place soundproofed and your voice is going to match mine, a whisper. Clark is beginning to come into his powers and his senses are overwhelming him. Absolutely no sound from the outside. Clark are you hungry? I can heat up some canned vegetables or some frozen meals.”

“Not now. I want to see everything… whoa.” he finished, getting dizzy.

“Keep your eyes moving Clark. Don’t focus on one thing too long. Use your hearing to focus on one sound and your vision to take everything in. If you look to hard you are going to see through a lot of things so just relax.”

“Got it. I think.”

“Kelex, we will be staying here for some time. He will need sets of clothes, go with typical Kryptonian day wear. We will also need a bed of a sort. Make the top very soft and the pillow of medium firmness.

“Of course Kara.”

Clark watched the robot fly off in awe.

“How are we surrounded by ice but it is warm in here?” he asked.

Kara shrugged her shoulders.

“On Krypton we could keep massive amounts of inorganic matter stored inside crystals. Once the crystals were activated this place was built. It is basically like a family compound on Krypton but smaller and much, much stronger. The technology is the same and thousands of years beyond what Earth has developed. This is a good thing. Too much technology can be a bad thing.”

“Is that why Krypton blew up?”

Kara looked at him blankly, in her mind trying to determine how to answer this.

“Yes, it is part of the reason. Our planet became too clever for its own good. We tried to power our technology with radiation from the planet’s core. We made a mistake and the planet destabilized then collapsed in on itself and finally exploded. It happened very quickly.”

Kara walked and Clark followed quickly, grabbing her hand and putting a smile on her face. She could not remember when it had been just the two of them. Probably right before they went back to Alex after she ran. Neither said a word, taking in the beautiful structure, the crystals and different designs that swirled above and on the walls. The blonde was very glad that Kelex had gotten rid of the statues of Jor El and Lara.

They walked past the large monitors and the desks with keyboards in a language Clark did not recognize. Behind the large screens were the cases, glass cases with mannequins inside them.

“Whoa.”

“I’m getting that a lot from you today.” Kara chuckled. “Glad I can finally impress you.”

“That suit. Whose is it?”

Kara noted his eyes were glued to the dark blue large suit with the red cape and boots.

“That is yours one day.”

“Really?! When?”

“When you can fit into it.” she told her little cousin. “It will be sooner than I will like.”

“You really think I will be that big?”

Kara nodded her head. “One day you will. One day when you have all the same powers I do you may want to wear it. You can be the greatest hero this world has ever known. You can show them what it is to use great power for the betterment of others. You can be an ambassador for peace, a savior to the human race. Or not. You owe this world nothing, Clark. What you do or do not do with your gifts is completely up to you.”

“I want to help people!” he told her excitedly.

“I know you do because you are a good boy and just like our mom and dad. But there is more to it than just helping people. When people can see what we can do, they will be afraid because they cannot control us. Life isn’t always simple. I wish I could tell you that we can use our powers for good and the world will love us. It isn’t always the case though. I will find out before you do. If they fear me, I will be the one to deal with it. You will be safe. I will always keep you safe. This Fortress is the one place in the world that no one can touch us. Not even a nuclear bomb could destroy the Fortress. Once inside we are untouchable. There will never be a need for you to fear anything.” Kara promised.

“What is with the S in the upside down triangle?”

“Its not an S. On Krypton, every house or family had a symbol. We adopted this symbol thousands of years ago. On Krypton it means hope.”

“Hope?”

“Yeah.”

“Oh… okay. Whose… are these for you?”

Clark took in the numerous glass cases with mannequins inside.

“Yep. Those are all mine. I had Kelex make them for me. I designed them. What do you think?”

“I think Dad is going to flip if he ever sees you in that skirt.” the boy answered honestly. “Why do you have so many and I only have one?”

“Because a woman needs options. I plan to wear this one the most.” she told him, pointing to the case holding the blue top and red skirt.

“Thats cool looking. I like this one though!” the little boy told her excitedly. “What is it for? It looks like armor.”

“It is, at least some of it is.” Kara looked at what she considered her battle armor, the one she would wear if all hell broke loose and she had to go to war against multiple enemies. The suit was blue, even the boots blue except for the feet which were red. The shoulders had golden armor over them which led down to a gold House of El symbol back dropped in red. There were no sleeves under the shoulder pads but red gloves were present. The blue material covered her neck as well. On her legs, just below the hips were three inch wide golden circles around her thighs. “That is the armor I plan to wear into a major battle should I ever find myself in you like it. I am pretty proud of them.”

“I bet its tight on you, isn’t it? Hey, whats with this one? Its just a long sleeve blue sports bra and a short blue skirt. This skirt is shorter than the red one. You are going to be so grounded. And this one?” he pointed out, moving to the next case. “This is just a white sports bra with that symbol on it and… is that a denim mini skirt? I can’t wait to see Dad’s face when he sees you in this. Its going to be worse than that time you and Alex tried to sneak out wearing those black dresses to go to that club in Raleigh…”

“You were supposed to be asleep, you little brat. I still can’t understand how he got the jump on us. All my powers and he still caught us. I told Alex we should have gone out our window. Anyway, the others are just for fun. Like I said, the blue one with the red skirt is the one I will wear most of the time.”

“Okay… where is the rest of this one? Its just a blue one piece bathing suit…”

“How are your ears, Clark?” Kara interrupted.

“What? Oh, fine. They feel better in here. Flying was really cool. The wind gave me a headache but being up there, I opened my eyes a few times and saw the ocean. It was so cool.”

“Would you like me to start singing NSync songs very loudly?”

“No.”

“Then stop criticizing my wardrobe. Are you hungry?”

“Yeah, do we have any frozen pizza?”

“Yes we do. I can heat it up in a second. Kelex could you please set up a table and chair of some sort, not made of ice. Not all of Clark’s powers have surfaced.”

“Yes Kara.” Kelex acknowledged from the other side of the Fortress.

“So he just does everything you tell him too?”

“He better unless he wants to become a very advanced toaster. Lets eat and we can call Mom and Dad to let them know we made it.”

‘How are we going to call her?”

“Trust me, okay?”

Clark did sit on the crystal like bench in front of the crystalline table top and consumed his pizza quickly, then another. Kara wonder how far off the rest of his powers were considering his increased appetite. He was nearly a blur eating the pizza but still moving at somewhat human speed.

“Kelex, please connect us to Danvers cellphones, the secure DEO issued ones. Make sure any attempts to listen in, including the DEO, are scrambled.”

Soon on the large screen were three faces in three split screens, each staring into a cell phone from National City.

“Thank God. You made it safely? How is Clark? How are you?” Eliza asked quickly. Clark winced a bit and put his hands over his ears.

“Kelex set the volume on every communication on this side to as low a volume as possible.” Kara told him, chiding herself for not remembering.

“He is okay as long as we are quiet.” Kara whispered. The system picked up the audio and increased it on the other side. “and so am I.”

“Has he eaten?”

“Yep. He just had…”

“I’m right here.” Clark told them grumpily. “Yes, I ate. The pizzas were really good. It was a cool trip. I was a little sore from holding on for so long and its weird to see Kara dressed in all black but this place is so cool! There really is a talking flying robot here who sounds like Loki and does everything she tells him too! Its like a robot butler.”

“I suppose Clark isn’t bothered by his own voice.” Jeremiah asked, desperately wanting to reach through the phone and grab both of them.

Kara shook her head. “My own voice never bothered me. I am going to let him sleep tonight and tomorrow we start. I will have him ready to come back to the world in no time. It will be like we never left.”

“It feels like you two have been gone forever and it hasn’t been 6 hours yet.” the mother told her. “Alex knows the way. Maybe we can get a helicopter, one of our friends can fly us to you.”

“I doubt it.” Alex grumbled. “The weather forecast is calling for major storms over the next week. No one is going in or out who can’t fly herself. Streaky is seriously mad you are gone. She is starting to tear your pillow.”

“We are good. We will check in every day, I promise.” Kara assured her. “And no medical procedures on my cat, Alex.”

Jeremiah cleared his throat. “Uh, Jessica was wondering if you could call her tonight? And every night after that, when Clark is asleep.”

Kara picked up on his anxiety immediately. “I will. Nothing will change. Every night I promise. It will be okay, Dad.”

Jeremiah gave her a weak smile and was glad the cell phone was on a flat surface. His hands had been shaking since Eliza gave him the news and would not stop. He didn’t want Kara to think he didn’t trust her but would be lying if he said he wasn’t scared to death at the moment.

“Thanks Kara.” he told her gratefully. He would still have nightmares probably. He went to work with the intention of obtaining a sliver of Kryptonite and begin development on a serum to make Kara and Clark immune to its effects. He had barely began his work when Eliza had called and informed him of the happenings of the morning. Now his two youngest were in Antarctica, out of his reach, Clark hurting and Kara being brave but most likely scared as well.

The four talked for a bit, Clark telling them stories of the Fortress, the crystals and the suit he said would one day wear, which none of the three encouraged him to talk about.

“You should see all the outfits Kara has. I mean bathing suits because there aren’t much more to them than that. She does have a couple with short skirts and one with really cool armor that is really tight on the mannequin but there is this one with just a sports bra like Alex wore in soccer and…”

“And that is enough.” Kara interrupted.

“I’d actually like to hear more about these costumes. Skirts? Bathing suits?” Jeremiah countered.

“And we will talk about it later but the sooner we get started the sooner we can be back home. We have some time to work tonight after all it seems. Say good night Clark.”

“Yeah and there is one that is just a really small white t shirt with the bottom cut off and a really small denim mini…”

Clark’s rant was cut short when Kara’s hand clamped over his mouth and the feed was turned off.

“New rule Little One. What happens in the Fortress of Solitude stays in the Fortress of Solitude. That includes any outfits I may have designed, okay?”

“Sorry.” Clark mumbled, Kara’s hand still over his mouth. She smiled at the little guy and carried him to the center of the Fortress, where they both sat on the ground.

“Okay we are going to start slow tonight before you go to bed. Kelex open the Fortress to all audio at 25%.

Clark tensed at first, listening to the high winds of the South Pole storm racing over the Continent.

“Okay, focus on the sound. It is wind, high wind. Grab onto it and really listen. Can you hear anything else?”

“No. The sound hurts.”

“I know, believe me I know. Now I want you to consciously turn it down, just like you are turning down a radio, but you are going to use your mind instead of fingers. Relax. Breathe slowly. You know the sound is there but it hurts so you are going to turn down the sound and listen for something else.”

“Your heartbeat?”

“No, I want you to try and find something out there, something underneath the sound of the wind.”

Clark closed his eyes, his face tense and teeth gritting. Kara was proud he hadn’t stopped yet when he heard the wind. She hadn’t realized how bad the storm had gotten.

“I hear rumbling.”

Kara listened and heard it as well.

“And splashing?” he guessed

“Shifting Ice is falling into an underground lake, probably a hundred miles from here. Very good. The less sounds there are, the easier it is to pick them up from hundreds of miles away. There aren’t many if any places like this on Earth. One day you will be able to cut through thousands of different sounds and find the ones you want. Its how I check on you and Mom and Dad and Alex during the day. When I want to I can hear you no matter where you are.”

“Even if I was in another country?”

Kara thought about it.

“I don’t know. I’ve never had to listen more than fifty miles but I can hear cities just over one hundred miles just like you can hear the rocks if there aren’t a lot of other sounds.”

“How do we know how far we can hear?”

“We keep testing ourselves, Clark. We keep pushing ourselves to be better. I still don’t know how fast I can fly or run for that matter. I know that every time I think I have gotten as fast as I can, I go faster the next time. The only way is to keep pushing ourselves to be better, stronger.”

“Better for what? Why do we need these powers? I don’t want to hear all this.”

“Kelex, cut outside audio.” Once the sounds quieted, Kara took her little cousin in. “I don’t want these powers either. I don’t want you to have these powers. But there are others who have these powers and want to use them for evil. I have to use mine to stop them. You have to control them so they don’t control you. You don’t have to fight, ever. That is my job. I protect you and I will protect our family. To do that I have to constantly push myself to be faster, stronger, better.”

“But you are strong. I don’t know anyone stronger than you. Dan said not even the Martian can beat you.”

“Yes but the bad people I talked about, they are as strong as I am. It can’t always be about strength. I have to outsmart them too. You on the other hand may want to use these powers to help save people one day. Or you may just want to be able to heat up a frozen pizza in seconds. Either way, you have to learn to control them. You have a good attitude and I know how smart you are. You are going to have a lot easier time than I did.”

“You think so?”

“I know it.” she assured him.

“Were you scared when we first landed? You had your powers all at once, right? Did they scare you?”

Kara didn’t have to think of that time or think much at all.

“I had never been so scared in all my life, Clark. The only thing that kept me sane, that forced me to deal with the senses, is I had to take care of my best friend.”

“Alex? I thought we didn’t meet her until later.”

“Yeah, but you were my first best friend. My only friend really. You helped keep my mind off things. You took your first steps at a farm. It was the first time I ever ate food on Earth. Want to know what I ate?”

“What? Pizza?”

“Nope, an onion.”

The little boy stared at her, waiting for the punchline. When she said nothing he realized she was being serious.

“You don’t mean onion rings, do you?”

“Nope. I was so hungry I dug it out of the garden. Then the owner came home and we hid in the barn. He had a lot of raw potatoes in there. I ate a bunch of them and squished some up for you to eat. All you kept telling me all the time was Kawa hungry, Kawa eat. You had quite the appetite, little boy.”

“What else did we do?”

Kara regaled the boy with selected stories from her first week on Earth, including him tapping on a porto potty door which he found hilarious. Soon the excitement, the exhaustion and everything else he had dealt with in the past 24 hours caught up with him and Kara took him to the back of the Fortress, pleased to see that Kelex had designed a bedroom with a bathroom. She guessed the water came from the frozen ice surrounding the Fortress. She really did not want to know where the waste went.

After laying a passed out Clark in bed and draping a sheet over him, she walked back to the main monitor and had Kelex patch her into Jessica’s phone. The woman was relieved when Kara’s face popped up on the screen of her phone judging by her face.

“Reporting for therapy from the bottom of the Earth, doctor.” Kara told her.

Jessica was surprised. The playfulness in Kara’s voice was not something she expected. Instead she thought she would be dealing with a scared, panicked Kara who was freaking out over her cousin.

“I am glad to see you. Everything has gone well? How is Clark? Do I need to add him to the rotation?”

“No, he is going to be okay. He showed some skill tonight in just the bit we practiced. He did good. He loved flying and I think he will like the X ray vision once he gets used to it. The Fortress is becoming homey, even have a shower and toilet now. I pray Kelex is using Kryptonian technology and breaking down waste on a molecular level but I am too afraid to ask.”

“You seem to be doing good?”

“I am. I know Mom and Dad and Alex are worried but we will be okay.” Kara told her confidently.

“Uh huh. And you? Are you okay?”

“I’m not going to hurt myself if that is what you are asking.”

“I just want to know if you are okay, in regards to all aspects, physical, emotional, intellectually. Are you? Because from the sound of your voice you seem to be handling this well.”

Kara almost laughed. If anyone beside Alex could tell Kara’s deception in regard to her moods by the sound of her voice it was her long time therapist.

“I am. I know its horrible that this has happened, I wish it never had, but… but for the first time since he called Mom… Mommy, I feel needed again. It is refreshing to be the one taking care of someone instead of the one being taken care of. I probably shouldn’t be that happy. I know Mom and Dad are worried.”

“And they always will be whether it was you or Alex there, they are going to worry. But I think this will be good for the two of you. How are you handling being around so many reminders of Krypton?”

Kara shrugged her shoulders. “The reminders are always in my head. The Fortress is just a place where the knowledge of the planet is stored. Its not like I am seeing a red sun out the window and the ground is continuously shaking.”

“Okay. We haven’t had a chance to talk about your Mom’s message. Shall we?”

And they did, Kara and Jessica talked for the next two hours before Kara feigned tiredness and begged off for the night. She checked on Clark, happy that he was still deeply asleep and moved back over to the main control board. Kelex floated beside her. In her lowest whisper Kara and her new partner Loki, began planning.

“How advanced are the satellites of this planet?”

“Centuries behind Krypton.”

“Have you tracked down Indigo?”

“No. She could be physically outside the internet. If that is the case her digital signature would be gone.”

“Okay. Right now continue running scenarios for possible construction materials and power sources, base of operation sites that Myriad could be built. How difficult would it be to hook up to every camera in the world?”

“Can you clarify what you mean by every camera?”

Cell phones, desk top and lap top computers, traffic cameras security cameras, spy plane video, weather and spy satellites, Google Earth, web cams at tourist spots. I think we can develop a system that will allow us to look anywhere in the world at any time. We could possibly use facial recognition to cover this entire world. Earth may be behind Krypton but nearly this entire planet is connected in a digital manner. I want to be able to use it whenever. Astra has to be getting food somewhere, shopping, blending in, going to the bathroom, something. She has to be out there somewhere and we are going to find her.”

“By using this technology you would be essentially spying on the entire human race.”

“Yeah and if I can use the information to save them they can thank me later. It won’t come to that. I have no desire to spy on 99.9 percent of humans. Only the ones I need to keep an eye on like Lex Luthor. He destroyed my privacy and I am going to destroy his.”

“As you wish. While familiarizing myself with the planets technology I couldn’t help but notice a database like the one you have requested is near completion. I have blocked off the Fortress from any digital signal as you instructed so we are secure.”

“Someone else wants to be able to see everywhere at once, civil rights be damned? Must be the NSA or ARGUS.”

“No, it is being built by a company called Wayne Enterprises. It seems the owner of the company, a Bruce Wayne, is building the device in secret, unknown to even his advanced software engineers. He is calling the project Brother Eye and details are kept on his private server.”

“Wayne? The billionaire from Gotham? Why would he give a damn about spying on anyone? wait… Gotham right? Kelex access the latest news articles about a vigilante in Gotham being called the Batman.”

“Done.”

“Are there any interesting trends in his latest news stories that perhaps weren’t there in the beginning? For instance has he stepped up his game, I mean…”

“I know the definition of stepping up his game. I have become acquainted with Mr Hiddleston’s voice and while watching interviews and movies picked up many catch phrases. Indeed, the Batman has been seen in a vehicle of unknown make and model for the past six months. It is apparently a very high tech armored automobile. There have also been rumors about a black, bat shaped UFO flying around Gotham City at night as well.”

“High priced tech needs a rich guy paying the bills. Or is the rich guy getting kicks himself? As long as I am going to be here we may as well get some work done. Give me everything about Wayne from his childhood to present. Have him tracked all day, every day and night. I want to know if he is meeting with this Bat guy or if he is the Bat guy. There has to be a connection.”

“Any reason why?” Kelex asked.

“I said to get familiar with the vocal patterns and languages, not to question me.” Kara snapped then calmed herself. She knew these robots were given a certain amount of AI latitude to try and guess their owners requests before the requests are made.

“Sorry Kelex. Yes, I am about to go public in a big way and I want to know who the players are. I am going to start this in National City. There is a lot of desert around that I can lead an alien to, so civilians won’t be harmed in a Kryptonian death match. Also the higher concentration and the headquarters of the DEO is there. But in the event I need to go to other cities I want to know who the players are. I won’t be hunted. People are going to try and find out who I am,why I am here, what am I doing and why is there suddenly an alien war going on. I want to know who may be interested in using me for their own gains and who I can perhaps count on as an ally. The two main power players in National City from what I can determine are Cat Grant and Maxwell Lord. I want to know everything about them. No doubt Cat Grant will want to find out all she can about me. Max… I may have to pit him and Lex against each other.”

“You will have them fight each other? How will you make this happen?”

“I had thought of beating the hell out of Lex the next time I saw him. But I can’t think like that Kelex. I’m 18 but I have to think like I am older. I have to think like my DEO buddies. Its not always about who is more powerful. Lex can only play me if he thinks I don’t know I am being played. If I go along with his game I can take him out at the right time. Meanwhile if Max Lord becomes a problem I can ask Lex to use his power to counter Lord’s. Have two billionaires fight it out while I take care of business. Then I can let Lex know that I am on to his game. But laying out my knowledge right now for a momentary satisfaction of smashing his face is dumb. I have to be more strategic. Everyone, Dad, Dante, J’onn, even Alex has told me I can’t win on rage alone. I have to think. This is me thinking.”

“This is a dangerous strategy. Pitting two unknowns against each other with no control of the outcome. Max Lord may not be an obstacle.”

“The man is incredibly egotistical. The idea of a girl saving people while wearing a skirt is going to grate on his manhood. He will try to villianize me. Cat Grant will prop me up but Grant alone can’t counteract an immoral man with money. It takes another immoral man with money to do that. We… I can’t play dumb anymore Kelex. I have prepared my body, honed my powers, but I have to think bigger. Alex has my back in battle. The DEO can provide back up, Mom and Dad can get me any information I need about the Fort Rozz escapees especially their weak points but that may not be enough. Someone like me going public, I am going to shake up everything humans ever thought about themselves, their planet, their religions and their place in the universe. They are going to see what I can do and either love me or hate me. If I want to be loved I have to get on the good side of Cat Grant and as much as I hate to say it, Lois Lane on the East Coast. Word is she is the up and coming star but she is also the daughter of General Samuel Lane who likes to find and experiment or kill aliens. I know nothing about her and her father’s relationship. Spy on Lane as well, both of them, no, all three of them. I think there is a younger daughter named Lacey or Lucy.”

“Why would humans not want to be helped?” the robot asked.

“Because a lot of humans would rather die than accept help from someone who is stronger. If they see someone jump into a river and pull out a person stuck in a submerged car they call that person a hero. If they see me lifting a car out of the river and into the air I am going to scare them. Not all humans are like my adopted parents and sister. Most are ruled by fear for most of their life. I have been ruled by fear, hate, anger, guilt, but they simply worry about what they cannot hope to understand or control. Some countries will hate me because they don’t allow woman to show their faces or even their ankles. Those guys are going to really love humans may appreciate me, applaud me but never think they are not frightened of me. Okay Kelex, lets get to work on our own little Brother Eye. Think of a better name for it too. I’m going to go cuddle up to my little boy.”

“Of course Kara. Call out to me if you need anything.”

I need a real life, was Kara’s first thought. She tried not to think about what she just did, but it was hard. All the sleepless nights Kara had worried so much about the coming battles, rescues, reactions from the public, she had guessed all she would need to give her a huge edge was in those crystals. This was why she had to set up the Fortress before she came out. The first time the public saw the cape and skirt nothing would ever be the same again for anyone.

The world would change forever and so would she.

Kara slept well that night next to Clark. She slept so well she didn’t notice the boy had gotten out of bed and was not in her arms.

She heard his voice immediately of course, talking to a very quiet Kelex and panicked for a moment. He was in front of the main monitor. Kara moved quickly, changing into a set of casual clothes resembling the ones she arrived on Earth in and then found Clark. He was also wearing similar clothes and slippers so she supposed Kelex had prepared the necessary garments. What she did not appreciate was what Kelex was showing Clark and her eyes glowed red, preparing to fry her robot butler. Clark noticed her fist though.

“I made him! Don’t hurt him Kara, please? I didn’t want to wake you because you were sleeping so good and I was bored.”

“What are you looking at Clark?” Kara asked, wondering what damage Kelex had done.

“I just wanted to see what my first Mom and Dad looked like. Thats all.”

“No recordings or AIs, Kelex?” she asked, eyes losing their red tint.

“None as you instructed, Kara. I simply showed him images captured in my time of service on Krypton. I have not nor could I, gone against your mandates.”

“What mandates?” Clark asked.

“Nothing you need to worry about. I… so you could have asked me, Clark. I would have shown you pictures.”

“I know, but you were sleeping. Why were you so mad that Kelex showed these to me?”

“I wasn’t.” Kara lied. “I was just afraid he may have shown you violent footage of our planet being destroyed. I don’t want you to ever have to see that. It is frightening.”

“I promise I didn’t see anything violent. So these are my first Mom and Dad?”

Kara took the figures in, schooling her face and not letting her disgust for Jor El show.

“Yes, that is Jor El and Lara Jor El.”

“I kind of look like him, don’t I?”

“You are nothing like him.” she said quickly. Seeing the surprise on her cousin’s face, she took a deep breath. “I mean you do have some of the same facial features I suppose, but I think you look a lot more like your mother.”

“I guess. Do you have any video, like my first word or my first step?”

“I told you that your first step was on Earth at a farm, Stinky.” she reminded him.

“I have his first word recorded, Kara” Kelex offered.

Kara thought about it for a moment and nodded. “Show him his year on Krypton, highlights only.”

Kara sat on the hard chair and Clark sat on her lap since it was softer than the hard chair but not by much. The two watched the screen, Clark seeing the Kryptonian landscape through Kelex’s eyes for the first time.

Clark was fascinated. He heard his first word. Kara.

Because Kara was alone with him.

He saw his first tooth, crying, running fever and Kara allowing him to chew on her knuckle to make him feel better. He saw himself trying baby food for the first time, Kara feeding him and laughing when he spit food on her. A series of events from his life were played and one thing he noticed was consistent.

“You are in every one of these, Kara.”

“Like I said, you were my best friend.”

“But where were my mother and father?”

The blonde took a deep breath and closed her eyes.

“I told you, they were always working on a way to save the planet.”

“And you took care of me.” he finished. The girl shrugged her shoulders.

“One of the best times of my life was taking care of you, little one. Kelex, show him the beauty of Rao as he rose and shined his light over the world. Show him the temples and Council chambers of Argo City. Show him the best of Krypton.”

“Only the best?” the little boy asked.

“The best is all that is worth remembering.”

After Clark had his fill of the scenes of Krypton and Kara mouthed to Kelex that he was never to show Clark anything without her permission again, the two began work for the day. The first part was dedicated to his X ray vision, setting up various obstacles with numerical displays Kelex set up and finding the correct number. It wasn’t easy, as he looked through the numbers to the outside of the Fortress many times and then had to back his vision up so to speak. He managed to look her in the eyes and not see through her. That afternoon they worked on sound, separating sounds from a city landscape that was gently piped over the Fortress. This was much more difficult and even at a low setting in volume, he quickly developed headaches. To her relief and concern, he got over the headaches very quickly. Almost too quickly.

They only took breaks to eat, watch an hour of television Kelex pulled up and to talk to their parents and Alex. After Clark went to bed, Kara contacted Jessica every night.

Tonight after a week of hard work, Kara found herself alone while Clark slept and not tired at all.

Kelex bring up the message from my mother but only her image. I don’t want to hear her voice.”

Without comment from the robot, Alura’s image was in front of Kara. The blonde took her in, memorizing her features without comment. Kara said nothing for ten minutes, just looking at her mother.

Finally she shook her head.

“I hate you.” the girl whispered and motioned for Kelex to cut the image, then retired to bed herself. Since her and Clark had been in the Fortress together, to her surprise Kara slept well, not having any dreams, or at least dreams she could remember in the morning.

That afternoon while Clark and Kara worked on listening at one hundred percent to the outside world, Kelex interrupted, telling her that Alex was on their personal com device and wanted to speak to her. Kara rushed to the main screen and pulled up Alex’s cell phone camera.

At least she thought it was Alex.

“Surprise!” Alex shouted, most of her hair chopped off and only hanging shortly past her ears.

“Who did that to you?” Kara asked, shocked. Alex noticed.

“You don’t like it?”

Oh crap was Kara’s main thought.

“Like it? I freaking love it! I mean who did that, what stylist? Whoever he or she is did an amazing job!”

The relief on Alex’s face was obvious so Kara assumed she bought it.

“I’m glad you liked it. I needed a change I guess. This headgear you want me to wear doesn’t really lend itself to long hair and it isn’t like yours. Mine actually gets split ends and stuff. I wanted to wait until you got back to run it by you but I just thought I would go for it. So you really like it?”

“Yeah, of course. I’m just used to us having the same hairstyle for so long and now… we don’t. Its really cool though. Really you.”

“Now that we have that red room we could cut your hair. Mom is pretty good with scissors. Maybe we can match again!”

“No! I mean, not right now. I think its good that we are different. I should probably keep my hair the way it is. Its easier to put up in a bun and then let down when I need to be her, flying her I mean. With the glasses changing the color of my hair and eyes, seeing it long and flowing and very blonde will make a good disguise. If I shorten it a mask wouldn’t even make me discreet.”

“Good point. But it would grow out… wait, you are talking about doing this soon, right?”

Kara nodded her head, doing anything not to cry over Alex’s hair. “I think we need to strike before they make any headway. I have gotten a lot done while Clark sleeps. I need to bring you here to show you but I can’t leave Clark alone here for 8 hours or 8 seconds. He woke up one morning before I did and figured out that his mother had basically nothing to do with his upbringing… he hasn’t said anything and I wouldn’t be saying anything but right now he is focused on a bunch of penguins playing thirty miles away.”

“He can hear that far?”

“Farther I suspect if he puts his mind to it. I can hear much farther. I’ve never tried to stretch my hearing out here but I am pretty sure I can hear voices from a whaling vessel quite a ways off and voices from McMurdo. Station.”

“Kara that is incredible. We are so far away from there… wow.”

“But the continent is so quiet. I wish you were here.” Kara told her. She was beginning to have separation anxiety herself.

“So do I. The storms have died down. Dante thinks he can get us there, me, Mom and Dad. But he wasn’t sure if you would want him to have the location.”

Kara thought of it for a moment.

“The location doesn’t matter to me. I told J’onn I would bring him so he can certainly know. No one can get in regardless who we don’t want. Unless they have Danvers DNA, retinas and faces this Fortress is not opening up for anyone. They have to be brought in by one of us.”

“So thats a yes?” Alex asked excitedly.

“Yeah, he is listening to sounds at 100 percent now and getting good at turning them down and tuning some out. I am so proud of him. He is also getting really good at using X ray vision in varying degrees. He will need more practice but he can control it. I want to keep him here for a few more days. I suppose you can all come down then and I will fly back or under you all.”

“Really? Yes! Mom and Dad are going crazy about you two not being around. Supposedly Dad has yelled at every lab tech working under him. Mom threw a microscope across her lab because she couldn’t get a magnification right.”

“Aren’t they the ones always telling me I should control my temper?”

“When they lose their temper they snap at people and break microscopes. When you lose your temper, things get destroyed on a larger level, Kara. Plus the occasionally fatal bar fight?”

“Good point. Don’t bring J’onn. Tell him he can come later but I want it to be just the two of us, me and him and you if you want to be here. Maybe in two weeks, okay?”

“No problem. And Dante can come in?”

“I’m surprised he wants to.”

“Kara don’t.”

“No, its fine. Hey I got some news for you about Batman. Kelex figured out who he is and where he operates from.”

“Batman? Seriously?”

“Bruce Wayne. There is an underground cavern under his mansion and he has serious tech there. He also has almost the same capabilities as we do for spying on people all over the world.”

“Wow… wait we can spy on people all over the world?”

“Yeah, but lets keep that to ourselves. Right now it is constantly running, trying to find Astra or Non. If Dad has any pics of Fort Rozz escapees I can load them into the system as well. Kelex has the roster but not all the photos. Astra can’t hide forever.”

“Okay, wow. Just let me… okay. I’m excited. I have to go to class then head to the DEO and tell Mom and Dad the good news. They are going to be relieved. I don’t think any of us could have waited a few more weeks.”

“Yeah, we miss you all badly. Let me know when you are coming exactly. It will be a good time to test the locks and make sure they allow them in. Talk to you tonight. Love you.”

Kara finished her goodbyes with Alex and found Clark staring at the wall, eyes closed and a frown on his little face. He was concentrating so hard.

“How are you doing?” she asked quietly. The little boy grinned.

“I think I got it. I can hear the penguins but there is also something in the ocean. I think it is far away though.”

Kara closed her eyes and listened.

“Yes, you are hearing a pod of Orcas.”

“Orcas?”

“Killer Whales.”

“Shamu?”

“Yes, Shamu, only these aren’t cruelly kept in tiny pools in horrible conditions for the enjoyment of people. These are free, happy and very far away. from Sea World” Kara was struck with an idea. “Open your eyes and get dressed. We are going out.”

“Out? Of the Fortress?”

Kara shot off and was back quickly, dressed in her black suit, holding a white set of clothes for Clark, including a thick white coat and boots.

“Dress. Its 11 below zero out there. I have a ski mask for you to wear also. We are taking a field trip.”

Five minutes later Kara exited the Fortress with Clark in her arms.

“Its cold.” the boy stated.

“You want to go back inside, or put on more clothes?”

“No, I’m good. So what now?”

“I want you to look hard, and listen hard. Look and listen as far as you can. Can you see or hear anything?”

Kara did the same then watched him.

“I can hear the penguins, the waves, some rocks just fell near here. No, its far away. I hear… people? But they are that way. I can’t see them.”

“Good. The rocks are about twenty miles South of here. The people are from a research station at least five hundred miles form here.”

“I can hear that far away?!”

“Yes, sometimes. If you open ourself up and there are very few sounds then yes, we can hear a very long way. Especially if the wind is carrying the sound. But in the United States, especially in big cities, the noises on top of each other limit our hearing. We have too much to pick through and it takes a lot of practice to tune out some sounds until you work your way to the one you want. This will come in time. What I wanted to get control of here is for you to be able to deal with sounds without your head hurting. What we will listen to and practice for the next few days is dealing with the sounds you will hear in National City and at school. You are doing so good Clark. I thought we might have some fun. You feel like flying?”

“Yes!”

“Also Mom and Dad and Alex will be here in a few days so we have to work hard to be ready, right?”

“They are coming here? How?”

“A helicopter. What you will be flying back on and I will be flying under you to make sure you are all safe. We are going to work on listening for the helicopter when it leaves and see how far out we can detect it. Alex will have her com in so I will know exactly where they are at all times. If they get in trouble I can rescue them but I bet Dante will get them here with no problems.”

“Cool. Lets fly!” he told her, forgetting for a moment about helicopters and trackers and his parents. The boy had been thinking about the sky since Kara landed with him at the Fortress. She picked him up from behind so he faced away from her and took off, searching the area for everything. Seeing and hearing that it was safe, she shot over the land, close to the ground while Clark howled with joy. He certainly wasn’t afraid of flying. Once they reached the ocean, Kara slowed down.

“Use your vision to see through the murky waters. Find the Killer Whales.” she suggested.

Clark wrapped his feet around Kara’s legs from behind so he was laid out and peered into the dark waters. Though it was a beautiful day the water was a deep blue and hard to see under. Instead of just looking he listened.

“We need to move ahead, that way. Go and I will tell you when to stop.”

Kara did as he ordered, enjoying this. Though she could only see the back of his head, she could picture that look of gleeful mischief on his face. It never failed to warm her heart.

“Stop! There!” he pointed towards the water. “They are going that way. There are four of them and one is a baby!”

“Good job Little One. Want to follow?”

“Yes!”

So the two did and after ten minutes they were rewarded. The Orcas surfaced and began skimming the tops of the waves, allowing the two to nearly touch them. Deciding Eliza would not be happy if Clark slipped and was eaten by a Killer Whale, Kara shot them up into the sky and headed back for the shore. Once they met land again the two began circling the coastline, finding penguins. Sitting on the cliff the duo watched the furry creatures play while Clark laughed at their antics, almost losing his breath at times. After an hour of watching, Kara figured she had pushed the warmth of his suit to the limit. Eliza would definitely not be happy with him getting a cold.

If he could get a cold anymore.

Landing in front of the Fortress door, Kara had an idea.

“Hey Clark would you do something for me?”

“Of course. Want me to see something else? I can do it. Maybe I can see where those voices are coming from.”

We should take it slow on that. Using X ray vision and seeing that far seems like a more advanced skill. I want you to look up to the sky and close your eyes.”

Clark did as instructed.

“Okay, now calm yourself down, slow your breathing and tune out all the sounds around you except my voice.”

“Okay.”

Once he seemed relaxed and his heart slowed down Kara whispered to him.

“Imagine the Earth falling away from you. Imagine feeling light, light like a feather. You are standing and the Earth goes away. Can you imagine it?”

“Kind of.”

“Really try to feel it in your mind, Clark. Imagine yourself as light as a feather. You can feel the ground underneath you and then it is gone but you remain.”

“Okay, I can imagine it. Is this supposed to help me fly? Because I know I can’t fly yet.”

“Oh yeah? Open your eyes and don’t panic. I’ve got you.”

Clark did open one eye carefully, then both and then they widened. He was thirty feet above the ground. Kara was at eye level with him but not holding him.

“I did this?”

“Yeah, you did. You have a strong mind to go along with that strong heart, Clark. I am so proud of you.”

“I can’t believe this. I’m standing on air! This is amazing!” Clark threw himself at Kara, wrapping his arms around her neck tightly.

“I love you so much Kara. Thank you, thank you for everything.”

“You are doing all the work, kid. Thank you. You are making me look good. Mom and Dad might be proud of me thanks to you.”

“They are proud of you. They say it all the time at home. But thank you. I’ve watched more videos when I wake up before you. I know the only times I really saw my mother were when she told you what to do in the mornings. You took care of me. You were always there.”

“And I always will be. Lets go inside.”

“Sure… how do I get down again?”

A few days later, as Clark sat surrounded by the noises of National City being filtered into the Fortress including a random school bell, he jumped excitedly because he had picked up a new sound. Kara was waiting for him at the console with a knowing grin.

“What have you heard my Padawan?”

“A helicopter!”

“And what does that mean?”

“That Mom and Dad are here and they may have something besides frozen pizzas and canned vegetables to eat!”

“Alex packed the backpack. There isn’t exactly anywhere out here to grocery shop. Stop complaining.” Kara chided him then turned back to the monitor. “That blip you see is them. Alex is going to be contacting me soon, I bet. Go get dressed in something besides those pajamas. You had some clothes when you came here in the bag.”

“But these are comfortable.”

“Alex will call you the Karate Kid. Go change.”

“Okay. You didn’t tell them I could fly did you?”

“Nope. You can show them. But remember the most important thing we talked about.”

“If I ever get mad to close my eyes and not open them if I feel something… weird.”

“Thats right. I don’t want to rush that but it is the most dangerous power we have and the most difficult to control. So if you ever become angry or scared close your eyes. Then we can begin working on it when it is safe.”

“Got it, coach.” he told her with a salute.

An hour later per Alex’s instructions the Danvers were admitted into the Fortress without Kara’s help, relieving her. Now she just needed a plan for them to get here in a hurry and they would always have a safe place to hide. Clark rushed his parents and Alex rushed Kara and the two were quickly switched. Eliza and Jeremiah had talked to Clark everyday but it did not stop his rapid fire recap of everything he had done since he arrived.

Dante stood in the back watching everyone. As always his eyes landed on Kara, trying to figure out what storm was behind those blue eyes. Kara was like the weather in the Midwest. Calm one minute, grey and raining the next and then a possible tornado running over the landscape. Today she seemed relaxed, happy, even smiling genuinely. The time away had been good for her. Clark was doing well also. He noted that he kept glancing at her. He had bonded with her. For once, Kara and him had something in common that only they could experience together. He had no memory of Krypton. In Athletics, Alex and Jeremiah always took the lead and in mothering Eliza ran that department. Dante suspected Kara had felt cut out of his life many times but would never admit it. Now she had something only the two of them would know. She also had someone to share her gifts with, to teach as she had been taught.

It looked well on her. The man would be lying if he said he was not still stung by the lack of trust she had in him. But after some time with her away he realized that it was just Kara. Kara was wild and untamed, her greatest strength and her greatest weakness. She may play the meek one but there was so much conflict in her soul fighting a constant battle in herself. It hurt but that was part of being in Kara’s life. She only truly trusted the four people she was with now. She may trust others but her heart was only set on them and nothing and no one would ever change that. Not even him.

Eliza walked over to Kara, seeing her standing by the monitors while Clark floated for Alex and Jeremiah.

“You did an amazing job, Kara. Every time I think you can’t make me prouder you go and prove me wrong.”

“I didn’t hurt myself.” Kara told her quietly.

“I know. I can see it in your eyes. Jess said you called her every night before bed.”

“Yes, I told you I would. I should be worried, upset that his powers are emerging but I would be lying if I said I haven’t enjoyed the time we have spent together. It will be difficult to go back to the real world.”

“You will have us. You always will. Do you want to move in with us, stay close to him?”

Kara shook her head. “I need to protect my kitten from Alex. He will be fine. He is so much stronger than I ever was.”

“You don’t seriously think that? I’m not saying he isn’t strong but Kara, what you did, how you learned to use your powers, what you went through alone. You are the truly strong one. When you took him he was scared, terrified and in pain. Now he is laughing, able to handle voices, looking at things without getting dizzy. You are amazing.”

“Thanks.” she offered gratefully. “Who has Streaky?”

“Dan. She apparently misses sleeping in your hair since she has tried to crawl into mine twice. I hope he doesn’t crush her accidentally. So have you been sleeping?”

“Yeah…”

“Kara, where is Kleenex?” Jeremiah asked, practically running up to her.

“Uh, I told him to stay back. I didn’t want…”

“Klenex, get out here!” Jeremiah hollered, glad to see a smiling Clark didn’t flinch. The robot in question appeared quickly.

“Hello Dr. Danvers. I am Kelex.”

“Holy crap he does sound just like Loki.” the man muttered to himself. “I need access to Kara’s childhood…”

“Jeremiah! You need to ask her…” Eliza began to chide.

“Its fine. There is a monitor in back and to the right. Use that one. Kelex will print out anything you need or store it on a drive. He is getting quite adept at manufacturing this planets technology with the 4 D copier he has built into the operating system. I need to show Alex and Dante a few things. Kelex, show him whatever he wants.”

Eliza picked Clark up in her arms and the two followed an overexcited Jeremiah to the monitor in the back of the sprawling room. Dante and Alex stayed with Kara.

“Okay you two, Dante I am trusting you not to talk about this to anyone. I will let everyone know when I feel it is necessary.”

“You are trusting me? Because…”

“Dante, please don’t. I’m trusting you. If you don’t want me to or want to have another argument go look at photos of me without my front teeth. This is important. Do you want to know or not?”

“Yes.”

“Okay. Justin say hi.”

“Hey girl.” a voice from the monitor replied.

“Oh you have got to be kidding! You have another AI sounding like Justin Timberlake? C’mon Kara.” Alex griped. “I can’t get one Scarlett or at least an Angelina?!”

“II will think about renaming it. Its better than Brother Eye. Thats what Bruce Wayne calls his. What you are looking at is a system that gives me access to every camera and microphone in the world that is hooked up to any type of phone line or wireless signal, satellites included. Despite this, there are many places to hide but Astra and Non will pop up eventually. At least we know where they aren’t. They could be in the Congo for all I know.”

“Hold on, Bruce Wayne has a system like this?” Dante asked.

“Yeah. Helps out his vigilante work quite a bit I would imagine. He doesn’t appear to use it often.”

“Vigilante?”

“You didn’t tell him?” Kara asked, looking at Alex.

“You didn’t tell me you wanted him to know.”

“Bruce Wayne is Batman.”

Dante’s eyes widened. “How… how is that… wait, this AI, machine computer whatever the hell it is. Do you know what an invasion of privacy this sort of thing is? You can literally hack into anything, listen to any call, track any GPS, search for faces… Kara…”

“Are you going to lecture me about how this is morally wrong?”

“I was actually going to congratulate you. This robot set it up?”

“Yep. If I want I can look straight into the DEO security cameras. I have them protected from Wayne by the way. Wayne is smart but he doesn’t have Kryptonian technology. Our residences are also protected, not just from Wayne but from someone I need to speak to all of you about.”

“This Brainiac Alex mentioned?”

“Yes, or at least the one called Indigo. Justin has not been able to find her. This concerns me. We need to contain her. She is Non and Astra’s biggest weapon. Without her I suspect there is no Myriad.”

“What about the other one? Brainiac 13?”

Neither missed the shiver that Kara had. Alex saw her reaction the first time and apparently this Brainiac creature still freaked her out.

“Look I don’t want to think about him. From the stories I have heard he wouldn’t work with anyone much less Kryptonians. Indigo will do so because she needs them to survive. Brainiac is basically the boogeyman. The only thing I could think that would be as bad as him coming to Earth would be General Zod somehow be still alive and coming to Earth. I really don’t like to think about either scenario. Alex and I will have access from anywhere in the world to this database as needed.”

“Kara?” Tom Hiddelston’s voice called.

“Yeah Kelex?”

“Why does everyone call me Kleenex?”

“Its a term of endearment.”

“It does not seem to fit the definition of…”

“Do you need something besides complaining to someone?”

“Your father did not want to yell your name due to Clark’s sensitive hearing. He has some questions about the designs of your costumes.”

“I told you to store those under the floor!” she whispered harshly.

“You also told me to show him what he wants to see. I followed your orders.”

“Damn it! Okay, you two have fun. Check out Wayne’s bat cave. Justin pull up Wayne’s underground lair. I’ll be back.”

Kara walked slowly off to face the fashion music, leaving Alex and Dante alone.

“This place is… impressive. All this came from a bag of crystals?”

“Yep. I’m still having a hard time believing it. This database she has… Dante it is almost god like in ability. If the government had something like this and the public found out the fall out would be…”

“I know, but I trust Kara. She won’t abuse this.”

“I know. It just blows my mind. I knew Kelex had skills but that little floating toaster can do some amazing things. Yet she is scared of Brainiac and I don’t even want to know who Zod is.”

“Problems we will deal with if they ever make themselves known. Screw Wayne. If he wants to get himself killed in Gotham that is his business. We need to start looking at areas Justin can’t cover. Kara is right, they could be in the Congo for all we know.”

“I don’t think it matters. When we get back, she is going public Dante.”

“She isn’t ready! She said after college!”

“And her aunt and uncle are building a machine capable of killing all humans. Do you really want to wait? She is going to draw them out and we take them down. Thats always been the plan.”

“I don’t like it.”

“I wish she would wait but she won’t. So that means I back her.”

“Even if she isn’t known as Kara Danvers, her life, the world, it is all going to change Alex. I don’t think she is ready for the ramifications of being who she is in full view of the world. Elements of the Government know about aliens and they fear them.”

“Which is why being in public doing good deeds is important. It will engender the public’s trust and show she isn’t bent on world destruction. She may be the only thing standing between aliens and world domination. She is doing this, Dante. I have to get myself ready, we all do.”

As Dante came to terms with the idea that an 18 year old emotionally disturbed girl was about to change the world, become in essence the first and perhaps only superhero this world would ever know, the girl in question was facing an uncomfortable situation.

“What is this? Because it looks like… Kara, really?”

“But, I kind of like the white tee. If it was longer it wouldn’t have…”

“No! Absolutely not. Why are all the skirts so short?”

“The red one isn’t. Besides when I kick I cant have a long skirt in the way.”

“Why wear a skirt at all then? Whats wrong with the suit on that mannequin. By the way the mannequin is too small.”

“The mannequin like all the others are to Kara’s exact dimensions.” Kelex informed the irritated father.

Kara dropped her head waiting for more critiquing. Hearing none she looked up and realized her father wanted an actual answer while Eliza and Clark tried not to laugh behind him.

“The armor is for instances where I have to go to war against multiple enemies. I can’t wear it in public on an everyday basis. It makes me look like a sunny blonde warlord. The red skirt isn’t that short and the top is tight but it has to be. You don’t want a loose top catching wind and flying up onto my face, right?”

Jeremiah walked to the others. “No, no and hell no.” he declared.

“Yes sir. So the blue top and red skirt is okay?”

“What happened to my little girl who didn’t like tight jeans?” he asked. Kara shrugged her shoulders.

“I got over it?”

Eliza did laugh out loud at that, causing Jeremiah to turn and give her a very irritated glance.

“Take those two with you. If you ever wear these others… you can’t bend over in that denim skirt without… I mean really Kara?”

“Sorry. They were just ideas I was trying out.”

“I thought you said you were wearing all of them because you needed options and Daddy would be cool with it or he could get over it?” Clark reminded her.

“I don’t remember saying that. Why don’t we go to the top of a mountain and I can throw you off, see how good you really are at flying?”

“I don’t remember you saying that either now that I think about it.” Clark quickly agreed. “It must have been Kelex who said it.”

Jeremiah dropped his head, giving up. Kara wouldn’t wear these others and if she did… she wouldn’t.

“Show me what else you are storing around here while Kleenex prints out my photos. By the way baby girl you looked adorable with your two front teeth missing.” he told her, his arm wrapped around her.

Kara showed the family the rest of the Fortress, a lengthy process and after a couple hours, decided it was time for them all to go home. Kara retrieved Alex’s updated suit and grabbed two of hers, leaving the others for a later date since Jeremiah was watching her very closely.

It was time to go home. Soon the world would meet its first superhero and Kara would come face to face with Astra and Non, no matter how many Rozz escapees she had to go through.